TAVA 2012 Call for Papers

TAVA 2012 addresses theoretical advances and practical applications of Visual Analytics. This is the seventh event in a series of special tracks on visualisation topics organized in conjunction with the annual i-KNOW conference on knowledge management and knowledge technologies. Former events included the KIV (Knowledge and Information Visualisation) special tracks since i-KNOW ’03, the KVD (Knowledge Visualisation and Discovery) special tracks since i-KNOW ’06, and TAVA since i-KNOW’11. The focus of TAVA 2012 on Visual Analytics reflects the increasing scientific importance and the growing practical relevance of this exciting new discipline. The special track provides an interdisciplinary forum for international scientists and practitioners to discuss theoretical and practical aspects of Visual Analytics.

This one-day special track is a programme item of i-KNOW 2012, the 12th International Conference on Knowledge Management and Knowledge Technologies which takes place in Graz, Austria from September 5th to September 7nd 2012. i-KNOW 2012 brings together international researchers and practitioners from the fields of knowledge management and knowledge technologies.

TAVA 2012 addresses theoretical advances and practical applications of Visual Analytics. In the best tradition of the i-KNOW conference series, the objective of the special track is to bring together researchers and practitioners in the field. TAVA 2012 will provide a forum for the promotion of research and developments in Visual Analytics with particular attention towards the application of Visual Analytics in Knowledge Technologies and Knowledge Management.

We encourage submission of original research papers reporting on theoretical advances, evaluation results or applications of Visual Analytics in relevant real-world scenarios. Submissions will be reviewed by a board of international experts with accepted papers to be published in the i-KNOW conference proceedings. The special track will be held in English.

Topics

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

Visual representations and interaction techniques

Visualisation of knowledge, semantic information and Linked Data

Visualisation of search results, text and multimedia corpora

Visualisation of temporal, spatial and sensory data

Visualisation of data quality and uncertainty in data

Process and workflow visualisation

Visual analysis methods for Big Data

Visual data mining

Visual support for reasoning and decision making

Discourse and collaborative visualisation

Human computer interfaces for visual analytics

Design and aesthetics for visual analytics

Cognitive and perceptual factors in Visual Analytics

Empirical studies of Visual Analytics techniques

Evaluation of Visual Analytics techniques

Application reports, i.e. success stories and reports on failures

Scalable projection and layouting algorithms

Data structures, frameworks, and models underlying visualisation

Surveys of related literature

Target Group

The topics mentioned above are addressed at researchers and developers as well as at practitioners and providers in the fields of Visual Analytics.

In case of problems or questions concerning the submission of papers, please contact the track chairs at tavaknow-centerat (tavaknow-centerat) .

Notification of Acceptance and Publishing

Authors of accepted papers will be notified by 28 May 2012. Accepted papers will be published within the i-KNOW 2012 conference proceedings. At least one author of an accepted paper must register for i-KNOW 2012 before the deadline for camera ready versions (18 June 2012) in order to get the paper published in the conference proceedings.